One of the cards this coming weekend will see the promising Yoshitomo Watanabe return to action as he attempts to move quickly to the title scene. The show he's on is the next in the Overheat Boxers Night series of shows and looks to be a relative interesting B level card.

The poster isn't amazing but it is striking and we certainly don't dislike it, though we do suspect it could have worked better had the main imagine been of a significantly more famous fighter. Saying that this works for what it is.

KAGOSHIMA SOUL BOX vol 1 is one of a number of shows this coming Sunday and although it is, sadly, a very small card there is still value for fans with cheap ticket prices and plenty of action fans who can make it to the Kagoshima Oro City Hall.

In regards to the poster it's how you sell a small card, throwing as many fighters as you can on the poster and hope that their names ring a bell with some passing fans. It's not great but is a tried and test idea that has been proven to work and we wish the promoter all the best with the show.

One of shows this weekend comes from the Elorde Sports Centre and will features the newest generation of Elorde fighters Juan Martin Elorde and Juan Miguel Elrode who will both be in international bouts. For Juan Martin Elorde his bout will be a WBO Asia Pacific title defense against Japan's Hirotsugo Yamamoto in what looks like an easy defense for the promising Filipino fighter whilst his brother will be fighting against Indonesian visitor Oke Hariyanto.

Whilst the poster is a very simple design we do like some of the small touches, such as the names being put together for the flags of the 4 main fighters something that seems so simple and small but yet works so well. It's just a little thing but we really do like it and it's a nice touch of what is a simple but decent poster.

We often think the "Greatest Boxing" shows are verging on the ridiculous considering the name of the shows and the fights on them. This week however we get a really good headline bout on a "Greatest Boxing" show as the heavy handed Shuhei Tsuchiya battles the tough Ricky Sismundo in what we suspect will be one of the most exciting bouts of the year. The rest of the card might be lacking, with the most interesting fighter on the under-card being the promising Koki Koshikawa but the main event is fantastic.

In regards to the poster it's playing to the show's strength, the sensational main event which we suspect could be a very, very special bout for the fans in attendance. It's not the greatest poster but it's one that does do what it needs to to sell the show.

Whilst we would have liked to have seen a few other fighters on the poster it's hard to complain about this one and we really are looking forward to the show which will be streamed live and free on the Gushiken ustream channel for those interested in watching.

We generally like the Dangan posters and the poster for Dangan 116 is certainly a winner with a lot of faces that the hardcore fans will recognise, including that one the very talented Masayuki Ito, who is the man featured in the largest image. The poster may not have a title fight on it though it does have future champion level fighters on it including Ito and Yusaku Kuga.

We like the poster even if it's not great and we hope the show lives up the expectation with a number of fighters looking for their final win of 2014 before possible huge 2015's.

One of the three Japanese cards this Monday is being put on by Muto promotions and this one looks genuine interesting, even if the action is really only notable domestically. The main event will see Koki Tyson Maebara battling against Petchsuriya Singwancha in a very interesting Middleweight bout whilst other fighters, such as Cyborg Nawatedani and Jumbo Oda Nobunaga Shoten Petagine are in interesting contests. For us however the most interesting part of the show is the public pro-test of former amateur star Hinata Maruta.

As for the poster it's a busy one and one that looks exciting. There are 7 current pros on the poster as well as Maruta in the bottom corner, there are also all the details regarding the show, such as the time, cost and venue. We won't say it's a great poster but it is an interesting one and we like it.

This coming Monday is a busy day in Japan with 3 shows all on the same day. One of those shows is from Gifu as we get a small yet interesting card headlined by the very exciting and talented Genki Hanai. Sadly apart from Hanai's bout the the rest of the show is a weak one with little of note actually taking place.

In regards to the poster it does look like a busy one with 7 fighters pictures, plenty of text and some valuable date in the bottom of the poster. On the whole it has everything we want to see on a poster it's just a shame the show it's self isn't a great one.

Looking towards this weekend we'll admit we're all incredibly excited about Saturday though it's nice to see that we also have interesting action in Sunday as well with the next Soulbox promoted card. The poster's main image is of Yushi Tanaka, who will be defending his WBC Youth Bantamweight title in the main event against Rendi Stone, whilst the second most notable image is that of Shota Hayashi who will be in an 8 rounder.

The poster is similar to a number of other Soul Fighting shows and shows some continuity from the promoter. That's not to say the poster is great but it's certainly no a bad one with plenty of colour, a lot going on, the necessary details and all the other bits and bobs needed for a decent poster for this level of show. We'll admit we like it.